- Date Of Birth: December 22, 1916
- Date Of Death: June 18, 2014
- State: Iowa
Ruby Maxine Allbee passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the age of 97. Maxine was born December 22, 1916 to parents Frank and Edith Robinson in rural Taylor County. Maxine grew up in rural Taylor County where she attended and graduated from Conway Consolidated School. On June 2, 1935, she was united in marriage to Glen W. Allbee of Grinnell. To this union six children were born. The family lived in Grinnell, IA for fifteen years. While in Grinnell, Maxine worked for the Swift Dairy and Poultry Plant and at Gross-Galesburg Glove Factory during WWII. In 1951, the family moved to Chariton, Iowa where Maxine worked at the J.C. Penny store for five years. Maxine was very active in sports and loved basketball; a game she excelled in. During her senior year in high school she was a forward on the basketball team and played in the State Tournament. At the tournament that year she won the State Free Throw Championship, Making twenty out of twenty-five free throw shots. She was awarded the Henry HasBrouk Trophy for this victory. She was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan and never missed a game on t.v. Everyone knew not to call her while the game was on as she would not be interrupted by the phone. Maxine also enjoyed dancing, country music, gardening, playing cards, and reading. After the children were all gone from home she took up golf and excelled at that game also. She carded a “hole-in-one” in 1987, won the ladies Senior Tournament in 1986 and she was a medalist in accomplishments in tournaments through the years. Maxine loved family get togethers with all of her children and grandchildren.
